Complementary and alternative medicine's opposition to measles immunisation continues

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-114

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine, other; homeopathy; immunisation; measles; websites

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEASLES VACCINATION; REVIEW;

EID: 79955905231     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7166.2011.01092.x     Document Type: Review

References (40)

1. Anon. Health Protection Report. Confirmed measles cases in England and Wales: an update to end-December 2008. [online publication] Health Protection Agency, 2009. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
2. Carvel J,. Warning of measles epidemic risk as cases rise sharply. The Guardian 2008; 29 November:15.
3. Anon. Measles cases rise in England and Wales. BMJ 2009; 338: b101.
4. Palmer BJ,. The Science of Chiropractic: Its Principles and Adjustments. Davenport, IA: The Palmer School of Chiropractic, 1906.
5. Haller JS Jr,. The History of American Homeopathy. The Academic Years, 1820-1935. Binghampton, NY: Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2005.
6. Smith T,. Homoeopathy for Babies and Children. A Guide to Remedies for the Young Family. Sussex: Insight Editions, 1993.
7. Anon. Chiropractors on vaccination. [online document] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
8. Crain D,. The great measles misunderstanding.[online article] Planet Chiropractic News, 2008. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
9. Anon. The chiropractic story of Masha and Dasha. [online article] Progressive Chiropractic Centre 2011. <>, accessed April 5, 2011.
10. Anon. FTC questions chiropractor's claims.[website/online article] Creating Chiropractic Community. Dynamic Chiropractic, 1998: 16. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
11. Anon. Homeopathy & measles quotes-measles homeopathy. [online document] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
12. Anon. Homeopathic remedies for measles. [website] Truestar Health, 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
13. Marks C,. Homeopathic alternatives to vaccinations. [online document] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
14. Anon. Measles. [website] University of Maryland Medical Center, 2006. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
15. Anon. Measles. [website] Herbs2000.com, 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
16. Anon. Treatments and immunisation. Is the MMR safe? Do your own research. [website] About Autism: a parents perspective, 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
17. Weyrich OR,. Dr. Weyrich's naturopathic functional medicine notebook-overview. [website] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
18. Anon. Total health central coast-homeopathic immunisation. [website] Natural Therapy pages, 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
19. Anon. Measles risk hyped (lie). [online document] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
20. Langley G,. Vegans and vaccinations. [online article] 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
21. Kata A,. A postmodern Pandora's box: anti-vaccination misinformation on the Internet. Vaccine 2010; 28: 1709-16.
22. Ernst E,. Rise in popularity of complementary and alternative medicine: reasons and consequences for vaccination. Vaccine 2002; 20: S90-S93. (Pubitemid 32925020)
23. Busse JW, Wilson K, Campbell JB,. Attitudes towards vaccination among chiropractic and naturopathic students. Vaccine 2008; 26: 6237-43.
24. Campbell JB, Busse JW, Injeyan S,. Chiropractors and vaccination. A historical perspective. Pediatrics 2000; 105: e43.
25. Schmidt K, Ernst E,. MMR vaccination advice over the Internet. Vaccine 2003; 21: 1044-7. (Pubitemid 36139932)
26. Lee AC, Li DH, Kemper KJ,. Chiropractic care for children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2000; 154: 401-7. (Pubitemid 30198491)
27. Russell ML, Injeyan HS, Verhoef MJ, Eliasziw M,. Beliefs and behaviours: understanding chiropractors and immunization. Vaccine 2004; 23: 372-9. (Pubitemid 39463057)
28. Injeyan HS, Russell ML, Verhoef MJ, Mutasingwa D,. Canadian chiropractors' perception of educational preparation to counsel patients on immunization. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2006; 29: 643-50. (Pubitemid 44512007)
29. Halper J, Berger LR,. Naturopaths and childhood immunizations: heterodoxy among the unorthodox. Pediatrics 1981; 68: 407-10. (Pubitemid 11014451)
30. Busse JW, Kulkarni AV, Campbell JB, Injeyan HS,. Attitudes towards vaccination: a survey of Canadian chiropractic students. Can Med Ass J 2002; 166: 1531-4. (Pubitemid 34634373)
31. Wilson K, Mills E, Boon H, et al,. A survey of attitudes towards paediatric vaccinations amongst Canadian naturopathic students. Vaccine 2004; 22: 329-34. (Pubitemid 37510262)
32. Downey L, Tyree PT, Huebner CE, Lafferty WE,. Pediatric Vaccination and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Acquisition: Associations with Care by Complementary and Alternative Medicine Providers. Matern Child Health J 2009; 14: 922-30.
33. Anon. Position statements-vaccination. [website] The Society of Homeopaths, 2010. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
34. Jessop LJ, Kelleher CC, Murrin C, et al,. Determinants of partial or no primary immunisations. Arch Dis Child 2010; 95: 603-5.
35. Head CJ,. An Education Decision-One Approach to the Vaccination Problem Using Homeopathy, 3rd edn. London: Lavender Hill Publishing Company, 2004.
36. Mills E, Jadad AR, Ross C, Wilson K,. Systematic review of qualitative studies exploring parental beliefs and attitudes toward childhood vaccination identifies common barriers to vaccination. J Clin Epidemiol 2005; 85: 1081-8. (Pubitemid 41441694)
37. Anon. NHS immunisation statistics, England 2007-08 [NS]. [website] NHS, 2008. <>, accessed January 21, 2011.
38. Muscat M, Bang H, Wohlfahrt J, et al,. Measles in Europe: an epidemiological assessment. Lancet 2009; 373: 383-9.
39. Wakefield AJ, Murch SH, Anthony A, et al,. Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children. Lancet 1998; 351: 637-41. (Pubitemid 28098447)
40. Schmidt K, Ernst E,. Welcome to the lion's den-CAM therapists and immunisations. Focus Altern Complement Ther 2005; 10: 98-100. (Pubitemid 40740344)